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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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